Back at Alexis’ apartment, the two sisters poured the contents of the bag on the carpet and sat down to go through them. They found out that there were in fact, three tapes with Alexis written on them and not two. Elena set them aside and immediately pulled out a DVD player so she could at least glance at them, she wanted to be sure they contained what she knew they did before she destroyed them. She had the intention of going through every one of them, to be sure. As she pulled out the DVD, Cassandra stopped her “Alexis, are you sure you want to see that?” she was concerned for her sister, seeing those tapes could set her off, there were many emotional traumas that watching them could set off and Cassandra did not want that to happen. She did not think Alexis was strong enough to confront them, she did not think anyone was strong enough. But what Cassandra did not know was that Elena, resided in Alexis’ body at that moment and Elena was set on getting revenge for he

Three days after Elena woke up, she got discharged from the hospital and Caroline took her home, not to Elena’s apartment, but to her own house. She wanted to help care for her daughter closely.  

The friends stayed quiet for the rest of the trip. The restaurant was forgotten. Cheryl drove them back to their apartment. She couldn’t deal with what she witnessed. It didn’t seem normal to her. A part of her was dead scared.Elena was quiet too. she was lost in her thoughts of Cameroon. Now she could replay the alternate-life experience she had. She was happy. Happier than she had ever been. She was now aware of the sense of fulfillment she felt while with Cameroon.Back in the apartment, Cheryl went straight to the shower. She washed her hair and body vigorously as if the water could wash away the experience.Cheryl walked back to the kitchen, still in her bathrobe, and found Elena sitting by the kitchen table.“Are we gonna talk about this or not?” Cheryl broke the silence.“what do you want me to say, Cher. This feels like my destiny. My own calling.” Elena didn’t look up from the glass of water she held in her hands.“I don’t get it. An old sneaky lady says

Elena’s eyes were closed. But she wasn’t asleep. She wasn't dreaming or in a trance either. She was awake and conscious but just had some difficulty opening her eyes. Her eyelids were heavy. Her body was heavy. Even from her position as she lay on the bed, she knew she was no longer in her own body.    This felt different.    Different from her previous ESCAPE. As she lay down, she felt in full possession of the body. No memories existed for her to access. Nothing. It was bland. The brain was bland. She tried to make a sort of connection but couldn’t.    Still, Elena couldn’t open her eyes. For a while, she just lay there, not moving.    Then she heard voices. And she heard an accent. Not the Canadian or North American accent she was used to. But a distinct and sharp Australian accent.   Then she froze. Her heart started to beat really

By the time Vanessa came up to Elena’s room, Elena had already gotten into her dress. She was struggling with the zipper at the back of the dress when Vanessa came in.   “hey, I’ll help you with that.” Vanessa offered.   Elena smiled and turned her back to Vanessa. Vanessa helped her with it. Then Elena turned to face her.   Vanessa drew Elena in for a tight hug.   “oh, Elena. It's so glad to have you back. oh my. I thought I would never see you alive again. You scared the shit out of us all.” Vanessa supplied.   “I’m so sorry Nessa.” Elena squeezed in deeper. She didn’t even notice how easy it was for her to call Vanessa, Nessa. Somehow, even though the previous Elena (who initially owned that body) no longer existed and her memories were gone, her brain still retained some spark from the sight of pleasant people or places. Elena could still feel those things. She had first noti